DUBUQUE – Cornell's women's tennis team wrapped up its non-traditional spring season with a landslide victory over the University of Dubuque, 9-0, on the road Sunday afternoon.
Coach
Trent Schneider's senior-less Rams concluded a successful 2022-23 campaign at 11-11 in dual competition. The team's 11 wins are the most in a season since 2018-19, when the Rams finished 12-9.
The Rams won all seven contested matches against the Spartans, stamped by a hard-earned 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 victory from
Audrey Small at No. 1 singles. Small also claimed an 8-0 win with No. 2 doubles partner
Kylie Jacobson.
Small finished with a team-high 28 wins in her first season with the Rams, including a 15-8 singles mark.
First-year
Ashley Drake also notched her 15th singles win of the year, blanking her No. 5 singles foe 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 singles player
Wies Kleingeld rolled 6-1, 6-0.
Kylie Jacobson recorded a 6-0, 6-0 shutout at No. 3, while
Ashley Mink was a 6-2, 6-1 victor at No. 4.
Cornell's No. 1 doubles tandem of
Makayla Johnson and Kleingeld prevailed 8-7, winning an 8-6 tiebreaker.
The Rams received default wins at No. 3 doubles (
Ann Bradley and
Emma Shipley) and No. 6 singles (
Josalin McKeever).